Mastrole split time with Cummings that day, and the box score might be one of the ugliest imaginable. Cummings completed three passes to Maryland and four to the Mountaineers, and the Terps managed nine yards on 23 carries. All around, it was a dreadful day for the Terps.

Jones became the first true freshman in school history to start at quarterback, splitting time with Mastrole for much of a 3-8 season. Jones eventually moved to safety for much of his career, but he still made a cameo at quarterback in the 1999 finale.

McCall had a 55-yard run in this field goal-fest, and was Maryland’s primary starter for the final two seasons of Ron Vanderlinden’s tenure. He eventually joined the basketball team, and played on both of Maryland’s Final Four teams.

Harrison was thrown to the wolves against the eventual national champions, and sprained an ankle that knocked him out of his first career start. He also got the nod a week later against Virginia before Jones was called upon to run on occasion but mostly just hand it off to LaMont Jordan on Jordan’s 300+-yard day. Harrison eventually moved to wide receiver.

Hill sprained his shoulder against Temple, then missed more than a month. He eventually led a comeback against N.C. State, started the last two games of the Vanderlinden era and went on to become Ralph Friedgen’s first starting quarterback at Maryland. Oh, and he helped the Terps win the ACC and go to the Orange Bowl in 2001.

McBrien, a transfer from West Virginia, didn’t get off to the smoothest of starts. But after dropping two of his first three games, he led Maryland to victories in 20 of its next 24 games and the quarterback behind the winningest two-year stretch in school history.

Statham presided over the miserable 2004 season, though things hardly looked bad during a 3-1 start. The Terps scuffled to a 5-6 finish, even though Statham helped engineer an upset of Florida State. He was benched for the finale and started only once more in his career – the next year at Florida State when injury thrust him back into the lineup.

Hollenbach parlayed his willingness to stick out an at times rough situation and the ability to be the last man standing into a two-year stint as Maryland’s quarterback. Hollenbach didn’t get to air it out much in his debut, but he arguably possessed the strongest arm of any starter in the Friedgen era.

Steffy was 4-2 as a starter, and this was arguably the crispest performance of his career. He was comfortable with his throws and efficient at running the option. However, injuries knocked him out later that month (concussion) as well as in the 2008 opener (broken thumb), zapping a career that began as the most prominent QB recruit in the Friedgen era.

Turner is the only Terp in the last 15 years to throw a touchdown pass in his first career start – and amusingly enough, that 78-yard strike to Jason Goode wasn’t even caught by the intended receiver. Nonetheless, Turner helped Maryland reach two bowl games and is the first Maryland QB to start the majority of games in three straight seasons since Boomer Esiason.